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The hit-and-run crash happened at the intersection of Garfield and Engle roads in Carmichael about 10 p.m. Monday.

Gemily West, 23, and Harison Long-Randall, 21, were identified by their friends as the pair hurt.

Authorities said Tuesday afternoon they are looking for a metallic brown Nissan Altima or Maxima in connection with the wreck.

The driver hit a stop sign first, severing the sign from the ground, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The car kept going, plowing right into the couple and their animals -- which were Australian shepherd showdogs, friends of the victims said.

The CHP reported the car did not stop. A witness told KCRA 3 that when she went to help the victims, she noticed the man's leg was severed and lying on the ground about 30 feet away.

The four dogs were thrown all over the road.

"I ran into the house to grab a pillow for (the man's) head," said Corinna Agee, who lives nearby. "Before I knew (it), there was blood everywhere. He did lift his head for me to put the pillow under his head. The (female victim) was just screaming. Screaming ‘My dogs, my dogs, my dogs.' "

Besides the severed leg, the man suffered a broken hip and the woman victim suffered a broken leg.

All four dogs died from their injuries.

The couple were taken to a nearby hospital, where the CHP said they are in stable but serious condition.

The CHP said officers were able to gather a little evidence about the car at the scene.

Long-Randall is in critical condition while West is listed as fair, according to a check Wednesday.